The ET! announcement says they will be showing footage of the filming of a commercial that Taylor is doing for somebody. (PLEASE don't let it be "Just For Men!")

Actually, didn't I read somewhere about "Head and Shoulders" offering him a deal? I really hope he doesn't take something like that! (but I'll probably be buying me a bottle if Tay endorses it, dandruff or no )

The Soul Patrol is coming to The Firm. Chalk up another one for the management company as it inks American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, who now joins fellow champ Kelly Clarkson there, an outgrowth of the successful relationship between The Firm and Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment. Hicks' debut album comes out on 19/Arista Records later this year. "Do I Make You Proud," ... , will be released as the first single this Tuesday (6/13). (6/12/06)

The bolded part seems odd to me. Clay hired high-powered attorneys to get him out of his contract with 19M so he could sign with The Firm. That was about the time he was touring with Kelly (the Independent Tour) under 19E, and Kelly later followed suit, dumping 19M for The Firm. (Mario Vasquez hired the same lawyer to negotiate his way through the legal complications when he withdrew from the AI4 competition. And now he's been signed by Clive, with J Records.) I am wondering if 19E maybe 'saw the light' a bit after their protegés were so eager to dump 19M and they've worked out some sort of partnership with their former adversary/rival.

Anyway, it does seem to be official that Taylor is managed by The Firm --- but that they are now tied to 19E in some way.

Even though most of you won't read this until June 13th because of the time difference, my CD came today (June 12th)! It sounds exactly the same as the studio version we have all heard already, though. Anyway, since we are usually the last to get things out here, it was nice to receive it a day early.

Let's hear it for his CD single - GO TAYLOR! I hope it sells like crazy.

Circuit City told me a year or so ago that they no longer carry singles.

I think Target has a few. Probably K-Mart too. Stores like Wherehouse, Sam Goody's, Tower Records (are they the ones that folded?), etc. also carry them. So does Walgreen's, but I'm not 100% positive they report to SoundScan.

If you're in the Pac. NW, Fred Meyer has some singles.

Don't buy the CDs from Costco, Sam's Club, or any record club (including Amazon's buyers' club) if you want the purchase to count for SoundScan).

I think Best Buy does report to SoundScan.

Amazon (non club) definitely does, and the sale will count for the week in which they ship it to you.